• Amazon has launched MLB.TV on Prime Video Channels, allowing Prime members to subscribe to MLB.TV and stream regular season out-of-market baseball games live and on-demand, all from the Prime Video service.

• WWE said it would move its global headquarters to a new office complex in Stamford, Conn, where WWE is now headquartered, to “allow the company to bring together its operations, including its production studios and corporate offices at its new site.” The move is expected to take place in early 2021.

• “Inspired by the intersection of past and future,” Foot Locker is launching the Discover Your Air Network, featuring “cable network-inspired programming for the ultimate sneakerhead” filled with Nike Air Max content, news and product. People will be able to view DYA Network content on Foot Locker's Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat channels.

•NBA2K League has unveiled the match-ups and tournaments for the second season, with $1.2M prizes Begins 4-2.

• ESPN and UFC have extended their deal, naming ESPN+ as the exclusive distributor of UFC Pay-Per-View events in the U.S. through 2025, beginning with UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 on April 13. UFC’s alliance with ESPN, which began in January, also has been extended through 2025

• MLB and the MLB Players’ Assn. have unveiled numerous changes to the game to be installed over the next two seasons that will impact game length, marketing broadcast partners, the All-Star Game and the Home Run Derby. Full story here.

April 13, 2016:Nike, 2K, Apple, American Express, BodyArmor, ESPN, the NBA and the Los Angeles Lakers are among the brands, fans, organizations and others activating for what has been unofficially declared "Mamba Day," representing the day of Kobe Bryant's final game in the NBA.

Bryant, who was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets out of Lower Merion (Ardmore, PA) High School as the 13th overall pick in 1996, had his draft rights acquired by theLakers about a week later (in exchange for Vlade Divac), and has been with the team ever since. That covers 20 seasons, 15 playoff appearances, five NBA titles and 18 All-Star Games.

Bryant's on-court achievements have led to a bevy of marketing deals throughout his career, and it is his current partners who have stepped up to honor him on April 13 en route to his last NBA game, against the Utah Jazz.

The NBA today ran full-page celebratory ads in USA Today and The Los Angeles Times, thanking Kobe for his contributions to the game.

In addition, the NBA Store in New York featured commemorative window displays and exclusive merchandise (as well as a discount for fans wearing Kobe gear).

Nike last week broke a multi-media campaign naming April 13 as "Mamba Day," a nod to Bryant's "Black Mamba" nickname. The effort included spots loaded with other athletes — all Nike endorsers — paying verbal respects to Bryant and promising to wear special Mamba Day shoes created by Nike.

Nike followed that up with a spot, "The Conductor," in which fans, imitating life, both cheer and berate Bryant, which Bryant manages to turn into an orchestral maneuver in which he conducts the likes of his former coach Phil Jackson, Lakers' president Jeanie Buss, Paul Pierce and Rasheed Wallace.

2K Sports unveiled on April 13 a special-edition cover for its NBA17 Legend video game, featuring Kobe Bryant, complete with a TV spot, "Legends Live On," and other marketing support.

The game is set for release in September. But consumers who preorder have the opportunity to snag such goodies as a limited-edition Kobe poster, Kobe Panini trading cards, a Black Mamba game controller skin; and such digital content as 30,000 Virtual Currency, a MyTEAM Bundle + (includes three packs with guaranteed Kobe limited-use card), Nike Kobe 11 retirement shoes, Kobe No. 8 Mitchell and Ness jersey and a Kobe hoodie. (Details here.)

ESPN, which is broadcasting Bryant's final game, broke on April 13 a spot for SportsCenter, which sees staffers signing a retirement card dedicated to Bryant.

American Express recently hosted a private event for card holders featuring Bryant and former teammates Rick Fox and Robert Horry. Content from the event — an extension of the partner’s “Teammate” platform — is being used on TNT, NBA.com and NBA/AmEx social media channels.

In 2013, Bryant became a significant investor in premium sports drink company BodyArmor, and over the past week has been public about his support for the brand via social media — including Twitter, where he has more than nine million followers — and elsewhere, although he does not actually appear in marketing efforts.

According to Sean Ryan, vp-AEG Merchandise, "An athlete like Kobe Bryant only comes along once in a generation and to celebrate his incredible twenty year career we feel we have really captured it with the over forty five exclusive items available for fans who want to celebrate the history that they have witnessed."

Bryant is offering a section of items on his own Web site, as are the Lakers on their site. The Lakers also held a pre-game FanFest outside Staples Center — which as adorned with giant photos of Bryant — offering tickets to the game and the opportunity to take photos alongside the five NBA championship trophies of which Bryant was involved.